Perry County Council of the Arts

Analysis

Perry County Council of the Arts is a registered charity in United States, based in Newport, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in December 1985, 41 years ago. Its declared purposes cover arts, culture and humanities, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (donations from the general public) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending August 2023, Perry County Council of the Arts reported income of $442k and spending of $414k, spending 94% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2019 to August 2023, income grew from $306k to $442k (+44%), an average of +9.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2021, when income rose by 17%. Over the whole period it spent 97% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Perry County Council of the Arts sits at the 75th percentile: it is larger than about 75% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 68th percentile, and in the 66th percentile within PA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Soo Theatre Project ($442k), Somerset Union Museum ($442k) and Round Canopy Parachuting Team-Usa Foundation Inc ($442k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending August 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 88% and program service revenue 2.4% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $51k (12% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $129k. At year end it held assets of $609k against liabilities of $98k, net assets of $510k. It reported 11 employees.